[沖刺中考]英語(yǔ)閱讀與填空：2-Monday 印度傳統(tǒng) 224詞

2-Monday 印度傳統(tǒng) 224詞

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About one billion people live in India．Many people live on small farms．They live a quiet and simple life．The family takes care of the farm and the animals．The most important animal on the farm is the cow．The cow helps on the farm in two ways．It gives milk to the family，and it works on the farm.

Farmers care about their cows very much．They want their cows to be happy．The farms aren't busy at certain times of the year．At these times，people wash and decorate their cows．Two times a year，there are special celebrations for the cows．These celebrations are like Thanksgiving Day in the United States．

Old cows cannot work on farms．In India，it is against the law to kill a cow．So farmers send their old cows away from the farm．The cows walk around freely in the streets．People give their own food to the cows，and cars are careful not to hit the cows．There are special animal hospitals for old or sick cows．The government and some rich people pay for these hospitals．

People in other countries do not understand why the Indian government spends money on cows．There are many poor people in India who need money．Indians say that Americans spend more money on cats and dogs．People in India care for over 200 million cows every year．They have cared for cows for a long time．It is a tradition of thousands of years．

生詞

billion　n． 十億：nine billion pounds九十億英鎊

certain　adj． 某個(gè)，某些：There are certain things that I just can't discuss with my mother．某些事情我實(shí)在不能與母親商量。

decorate　v． 裝飾：The students decorated the hall with flowers for graduation．為舉行畢業(yè)典禮，學(xué)生們用鮮花裝飾禮堂。

celebration　n． 慶祝（活動(dòng)）：Such good news calls for a celebration．這么好的喜訊應(yīng)該慶祝慶祝。

tradition　n． 傳統(tǒng)觀念（或做法）：It is one of our family's traditions for eldest sons to be called John．我們家族的傳統(tǒng)之一就是所有長(zhǎng)子都取名約翰。

1．In India about one billion people take care of the farms and the animals．

2．Cows are so important on the farm that farmers try to make them happy．

3．The government spends a lot of money on cows though many people are poor in India．

4．When old cows cannot work，farmers kill them for food．

5．Cows are special in India．Caring for cows is an old tradition．

參考譯文

大約有10億人生活在印度。其中許多人靠小型農(nóng)場(chǎng)維持生計(jì)。他們過(guò)著平靜而簡(jiǎn)單的生活。一家人照顧農(nóng)場(chǎng)和牲畜。農(nóng)場(chǎng)中最重要的牲畜是牛。牛從兩個(gè)方面幫助農(nóng)場(chǎng)。它給一家人提供牛奶，還在田里干活。

農(nóng)民非常關(guān)心自己的牛。他們想讓牛過(guò)得開(kāi)心。一年中的某些時(shí)候，農(nóng)場(chǎng)不太忙。這時(shí)候，人們就把牛洗刷、裝飾起來(lái)。一年中有兩次專(zhuān)為牛舉辦的節(jié)日。這些節(jié)日和美國(guó)的感恩節(jié)類(lèi)似。

老牛無(wú)法在農(nóng)場(chǎng)繼續(xù)工作了，但是在印度，殺牛是違法的，所以農(nóng)民就把老牛放出農(nóng)場(chǎng)。這些牛在街道上隨意漫步。人們把自己的食物給這些牛吃，汽車(chē)也要小心謹(jǐn)慎，不要撞到它們。還有一些特殊的動(dòng)物醫(yī)院是專(zhuān)為老?；虿∨ＴO(shè)置的。政府和某些富人會(huì)出錢(qián)資助這些醫(yī)院。

其他國(guó)家的人不能理解印度政府為什么要花這么多錢(qián)在牛身上，因?yàn)橛《扔性S多缺錢(qián)的窮人；而印度人說(shuō)，美國(guó)人花在貓、狗身上的錢(qián)更多。印度人每年需要照料的牛超過(guò)2億頭。他們一直很關(guān)心牛。這是一項(xiàng)有著數(shù)千年歷史的傳統(tǒng)。

參考答案

Monday 1．F　2．T　3．T　4．F　5．T